وَتَأخيرُها مِنّي عَلى عَزمِ جودِهِ
دَليلٌ عَلى أَلّا يُقَدِّمَها خَلقُ
And I delay it, trusting his resolve to give,
proof that no mortal can hasten it.
وَلي حاجَةٌ في راتِبٍ قَد سَبَقتُهُم
إِلَيهِ وَما بِالسَبقِ يُلتَمَسُ الرِزق
I have a need concerning a stipend; I reached it before them,
yet provision is not won by coming first.
Sol 5.6